| Deposit ID | 10183024 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5330171016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alupuram Alwaye |
| Alternate or previous names | Alwaye, Alpuram |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 76.38371, 10.10058 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kerala(province)
India(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| India | Kerala |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | 76.38371, 10.10058 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcan Aluminum Ltd. |
| Interest | 55 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Private Interests |
| Interest | 45 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5330171016 |
IBA/EB/XLII/5/88, "PRIMARY ALUMINIUM SMELTER CAPACITY BY
PLANT (1988-1993)", PAGE 30D.
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1985,
PAGE 248.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,
"PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A
DATA BANK", CONTRACT # J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY
ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE," PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 146;
PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 15, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MILS DATA IN THE "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" FIELD IS THE YEAR OF SMELTER START-UP. ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND NET- WORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL SMELTER INPUT CAPACITY IS IN MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL SMELTER OUTPUT CAPACITY IS IN MT OF ALUMINUM METAL. TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01 AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA USED IN ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORDS 03 AND 04 ARE MORE SPECIFIC AND WERE USED IN THE NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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